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ERIC Number: EJ1288694
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1547-1888
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Wanting to Leave; Needing to Stay: Issues for Undocumented Mothers of Children with Disabilities
Cioè-Peña, María
Multiple Voices: Disability, Race, and Language Intersections in Special Education, v20 n2 p6-23 Fall 2020
In response to anti-immigrant policies, countless families are returning to their countries of origin. One immigrant community persists: the undocumented mothers of children with disabilities (CWD). Using the testimonios of Spanish-speaking Latinx mothers of emergent bilingual CWD, this study answers the question of why they stay. This study presents the reasons why these mothers would rather return to their country of origin but choose to stay in the United States to meet the needs of their children. The ways in which disability labels and monolingual placements influence their decision are shared, as well as possibilities for supporting these families.
Division for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners, Council for Exceptional Children. Great Lakes Equity Center. Indiana University School of Education-IUPUI, 902 W. New York St., Indianapolis, IN 46202. Tel: 317-278-3493; e-mail: mvjourn@iupui.edu; Web site: https://meridian.allenpress.com/mvedel
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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